Congress Rips The CDC For Lax Safety Procedures
That Led To Anthrax Exposure Confirming This Site's Previous Claims (Video)

July 16. 2014

Members of the U.S. Congress took turns ripping the
Center For Disease Control (CDC) over their lax safety procedures,
which lead to 84 employees, including scientists, being exposed to
deadly anthrax. No fatalities have been reported, as employees were
given medication to address the exposure.

Today, U.S. News And World Report stated, "A
document released by the government on Monday after a follow-up
investigation revealed that CDC laboratories violated crucial safety
codes: keys were left in the locks of refrigerators containing
anthrax, bacteria was being transported in Ziploc bags and workers
were using expired disinfectants, according to Reuters."

July 16, 2014 | 4:33 p.m. EDT - Rep. Tim
Murphy, R-Pa., chairman of a subcommittee of the House Committee on
Energy and Commerce, holds up a bag on Wednesday during a hearing
about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recent safety
violations. The director of the Center of Disease Control stood
before Congress on Wednesday to address the agency’s recent mishaps,
including the mishandling of anthrax and avian influenza, which have
pushed lawmakers over the edge after years of lab safety issues.

Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., chairman of a subcommittee
of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, called the anthrax
incident “sloppy” and “inexcusable,” reported USA Today. In June,
more than 80 CDC employees were potentially exposed to live anthrax
bacteria when it was transferred to an ill-equipped lab. A document
released by the government on Monday after a follow-up investigation
revealed that CDC laboratories violated crucial safety codes: keys
were left in the locks of refrigerators containing anthrax, bacteria
was being transported in Ziploc bags and workers were using expired
disinfectants, according to Reuters...